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Rationale for Approval Recommendation Delta Paving Gravel Pit File No. M•98-705 Aoril 7. 7 999 a. Requested wetlands delineation Page 3 IWSERCI Pursuant to Rule 6.4.3(e), DMG requested that the operator clarify wetland areas, as a vegetation type, on the Mining Plan Map. The operator submitted a new Exhibit C, which delineate wetland areas located within affected lands and provided copy to the public file located at the Clerk and Recorders Office. 3. Comments specific to Exhibit D, Mining Plan a. Rate of production is not clear (Shepard) The Act and Rules do not limit the rate of production for construction materials operations. An applicant is not required to declare the anticipated tonnage of primary commodities to be excavated per year. However, the applicant clarified the issue by submitting a new application form, indicating approximately 70,000 tons per year of sand and gravel excavated and provided copy to the public file located at the Clerk and Recorders Office. b. Extent of impacted erea not clear (Shepard) Affected lands are well defined in Exhibits A, B, C, D, E and F, in accordance with the Act and Rules. c. Operation could last 30 years (Simpson, WSERCI The application estimates that the life of mine will be 10-15 years. However, the Act and Rules state that an operator shall not be required to meet specific dates for initiation, or completion of a mining phase as may be identified in the timetable. A permitted operation may continue, providing the operation remain in compliance with the approved permit conditions, the Act and Rules. d. Heu/ road embankment show/d be sloped and revegetated to the same specifications as reclaimed areas (Delta SCD/ The performance requirements of Rule 3.1 require an operator to stabilize affected lands, control erosion and siltation of the affected lands, and protect areas outside the affected land from slides and other damage. However, the Act and Rules do not specify that road embankments must be maintained at 3H:1 V or stabilized specifically with vegetative cover. e. Locate processing p/ant as fer as possib/e from river and riparian vegetation (DOW) The applicant has replied that the processing site is located in an area previously disturbed by mining operations, out of the riparian areas and as far from the river as possible, remaining on Delta Paving property and within permit boundaries. f. DOW recommendations, regarding location of the processing plant es fer as possible /tom the river and riparian areas,